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Re: neep help

I'll go through a few options. Note that all of those motors should have more than enough power; it's a matter of getting them down to the right-ish speed.

RS775: 19500 RPM, so it's REALLY, REALLY fast. A 3-stage BaneBots gearbox indicates a 64:1, most likely, so you'd need to slow it down some more.

BAG motor: 14K RPM rated, so it's WAY too fast. 77:1 reduction would be called for; VersaPlanetary can do a 70:1 or 81:1, so that would probably work, maybe tweak the drum size to get a better speed.

AndyMark 9015: 16K free speed. Needs about an 88:1 reduction; using the PG71 gearbox would make for 71:1, so getting close.

If you happened to have some FIRST Choice credits left, there are some window motors and a couple other motors available that are lower speed with sufficient power.
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